Maintenance Manager

Purpose of the job

This position is responsible for managing maintenance staff, achieving results in areas of safety, preventative maintenance, utilization of equipment, waste reduction, equipment improvement, facility upkeep, and predictive maintenance. Also spare part inventories, maintenance shop and preventive maintenance scheduling and capital projects.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Manage Maintenance team to ensure facility goals and objectives are achieved: Communicate facility goals and objectives to all maintenance team members, provide resources, and support by holding bi-weekly crew meetings, monthly maintenance project meetings, also attending weekly lead team meetings and daily production meetings to communicate goals and plant priorities.
• Effectively manager preventative and predictive maintenance programs: Schedule and plan preventative maintenance to include inspection and repair of equipment on a bi-weekly cycle. Hold pre-planning meetings to include maintenance team and production team for planning and priority setting for preventative maintenance tasks. Schedule predictive maintenance such as vibration analysis and infrared scanning to detect potential equipment failures. Schedule advance repairs to avoid costly equipment repairs and unexpected downtime.
• Continuously improve all Maintenance team members: Ensure all maintenance team members are trained in safety, environmental and all proficiencies on an annual basis. Provide annual refresher training in all maintenance specific areas to include welding safety, radiation safety, confined space entry, hot work, electrical safety, hoist and sling usage and chemical specific training. Provide internal and external technical training for all Maintenance technicians to ensure continuous improvement on all maintenance skill levels. Measure results through annual and bi-annual evaluations of maintenance skills, peer and customer service feedback.
• Manage equipment improvement and capital projects: Facilitate monthly meetings on equipment improvement with Production Manager, Boundary Managers and Team Leaders from all areas of the plant to set priorities and plan equipment improvements. Facilitate quarterly meetings on the five-year capital plan with the Lead Team to set priorities for capital projects and provide resources for getting information gathered and capital projects submitted for the current year.
• Manage Maintenance Inventory Group and spare parts inventory area: Communicate plant priorities and upcoming equipment rebuilds and projects to ensure proper stock levels on necessary spare parts. Work with Maintenance inventory group to set proper inventory levels and to ensure availability of critical spare parts.
• Manage facility maintenance and maintenance of all support equipment: Collect bids on all annual contracts and perform competitive bid analysis to ensure the facility gets quality workmanship at a competitive price. Train all contractors on facility safety rules and procedures. Schedule maintenance of all support equipment including all Saturday and Sunday maintenance work as needed.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience Required at Entry: BS degree in Mechanical Engineering, or Industrial Engineering. GPA 3.0 Bachelor’s Degree (out of 4.0)
• Excellent communication and organizational skills. Ability to work “Hands-On” in a manufacturing shop-floor environment. Desire for Manufacturing Management. Keen interest to excel as a manager in a performance driven environment. Candidate must be flexible to shift work. Candidate must be flexible regarding travel and relocation. Candidate must have unlimited U.S. work eligibility.

Skills, Abilities, Special Licenses Or Certificate

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Detailed oriented
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (specifically Word, Excel and Power Point) applications
• Excellent organizational skills
• Flexibility to work with many projects at a time
• Able to meet deadlines
• Understanding of the manufacturing process Safety procedures
• Confidentiality Awareness
• Ensure that all requirements of SQF System are being administered and adhered to
• Responsible for compliance with and adherence to all established good manufacturing practices, food safety plans and all applicable regulations and guidelines

Working Conditions And Environment/Physical Demands

• Must be able to sit, stand, kneel, squat 8 to 10 hours a day
• Must be able to wear all necessary safety equipment
• Must be willing to work on manufacturing production floor
• Must be able to lift 10 lbs. or more
• Standard office working conditions apply

Company Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Comprehensive and competitive benefits
• Variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health

Community Engagement

• At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

• We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.

Equal Employment Opportunity

• Novolex is committed to providing equal employment opportunity in all employment practices, including but not limited to selection, hiring, promotion, transfer, and compensation to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, color, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, handicap or disability, genetics, citizenship status, service member or veteran status, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.